The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-11
4 GHOST On BOARD.

s.',eraUV one captain said that he had
ee,ce had "a mate NhO had seen "a ghost IN
az m.zzeniop one dark night Another
~ che skippcrs said that he had known a
,,,.tain who had steward who had once
I'm shiumateS with a spo0k
N can tell You better story than that
-smarked third shipmaster. was
,,rc ou % haunted vessel myself. This
,es.cl was really haunted by ghost
.r telling YOU the truth. And what is
more was the ghost that haunted the
r,..I This announcement gave rise IS
..tne expressions Of increduhiy, which
.t. eaptaiu who claimed 10 he an OK ghost
,'roreeccd % answer by spinning his yarn
- xas "a tough youugstcr about 30
..,.-. aco " he cont nued. $50 tough that
.,, tarcnt, sent me 10 sea ! didu par
r.uiarl, fancy life ON shipboard at first,
l..susc they give me lots Of work and
Admit Ike work. ami because they didn't
...,e me good yIctuals. and ! was frightfui
f.nd of good yictuais The bark that !
had shipped on went To Bordeaux The
H.rdr u that port asked for per
mission f0 .0 ashore. but was told that
...rd have fu remain 0n board That
made me mad J saw the captain small
Iolf alongside thc gangway with the oars
rt Icrawlcd down into the boat. un-
fastened fhe painter. and showed OF from
,.. bark Then J rowcd. as ! thought,
toward thc shore bu' il soon came ON 20
BED. rck As ] cou.du see bat few
,arl- from the boat. had nothing 80 do
baf SO quietly in the boat aud Jet her
4rn And she drlffed ali night soon
.ner dwight heard the swash Of ves-
.r. coming toward me JUMPED up and
laled Der She was q small outward
..rnd bark. sailing slowly with the
t.rd on bier beam There were people
odd Lor deck. and. just as they
fa,-ed onc of them hove Iuc "a line which
uulht IT, minute was ou board the
vessel surrounded by several rough look
nr Spanish sailors. who examined me
nom head t0 foot a- il ] were "a curiosity
WIN, tney were stiu watching me the
,atfaIn came up and iu broken English.
t0Id me chat Hl- vessel had just left Dor
fam i0r Hucuos Ayrc-. lie could not
out back Go land me. and il would be- uu-
,.fc fr me to leave the bark in the fog
d, lad spare berth. and ] could work
ms passage he said. He then ordered the
.f,e boat Doc which ! had been found 10 De
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